Word of the Day

April 12, 2026

recondite

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not understood or known by many people

April 11, 2026

subterfuge

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trickery used to hide, avoid, or get something

April 10, 2026

glaucous

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of a bluish-gray color

April 09, 2026

decry

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to express strong disapproval of something

April 08, 2026

panache

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lively grace and style

April 07, 2026

laudable

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deserving praise

April 06, 2026

cotton

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to begin to understand something, to catch on

April 05, 2026

verdant

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green with growing plants

April 04, 2026

wiseacre

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a person who says or does things that are funny but annoying

April 03, 2026

adroit

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very clever or skillful

April 2026

Apr 01

shenanigans
Apr 02

fawn
Apr 03

adroit
Apr 04

wiseacre
Apr 05

verdant
Apr 06

cotton
Apr 07

laudable
Apr 08

panache
Apr 09

decry
Apr 10

glaucous
Apr 11

subterfuge
Apr 12

recondite

March 2026

Mar 01

paean
Mar 02

exhilarate
Mar 03

spiel
Mar 04

ad hoc
Mar 05

deem
Mar 06

vaunted
Mar 07

libertine
Mar 08

crepuscular
Mar 09

hector
Mar 10

mea culpa
Mar 11

besotted
Mar 12

gambit
Mar 13

immure
Mar 14

rash
Mar 15

tranche
Mar 16

putative
Mar 17

Erin go bragh
Mar 18

jejune
Mar 19

nadir
Mar 20

eureka
Mar 21

scrutinize
Mar 22

apotheosis
Mar 23

frenetic
Mar 24

cadence
Mar 25

undulate
Mar 26

zany
Mar 27

dross
Mar 28

fiscal
Mar 29

cadge
Mar 30

oblivion
Mar 31

genteel

February 2026

Feb 01

gargantuan
Feb 02

prescience
Feb 03

hornswoggle
Feb 04

diaphanous
Feb 05

adulation
Feb 06

sartorial
Feb 07

imbue
Feb 08

meme
Feb 09

fortuitous
Feb 10

besmirch
Feb 11

tabula rasa
Feb 12

endemic
Feb 13

rapscallion
Feb 14

canoodle
Feb 15

vertiginous
Feb 16

prerogative
Feb 17

abdicate
Feb 18

Goldilocks
Feb 19

syllogism
Feb 20

encapsulate
Feb 21

laconic
Feb 22

foray
Feb 23

culminate
Feb 24

umpteen
Feb 25

onomatopoeia
Feb 26

knackered
Feb 27

nettle
Feb 28

congruous

January 2026

Jan 01

amortize
Jan 02

febrile
Jan 03

senescence
Jan 04

titanic
Jan 05

marginalia
Jan 06

loll
Jan 07

eminently
Jan 08

gumbo
Jan 09

innocuous
Jan 10

collude
Jan 11

paradox
Jan 12

brackish
Jan 13

umbrage
Jan 14

delegate
Jan 15

cloying
Jan 16

vendetta
Jan 17

notorious
Jan 18

elicit
Jan 19

ephemeral
Jan 20

quiddity
Jan 21

schmooze
Jan 22

disheveled
Jan 23

astrolabe
Jan 24

garner
Jan 25

resplendent
Jan 26

oaf
Jan 27

fiduciary
Jan 28

bombast
Jan 29

reciprocate
Jan 30

preeminent
Jan 31

short shrift

December 2025

Dec 01

pseudonym
Dec 02

cajole
Dec 03

alchemy
Dec 04

frowsy
Dec 05

inoculate
Dec 06

sensibility
Dec 07

enigmatic
Dec 08

bravado
Dec 09

paltry
Dec 10

grift
Dec 11

leviathan
Dec 12

waggish
Dec 13

alleviate
Dec 14

multitudinous
Dec 15

dreidel
Dec 16

conversant
Dec 17

espouse
Dec 18

jaunty
Dec 19

veracity
Dec 20

decorous
Dec 21

hibernaculum
Dec 22

temporize
Dec 23

bespoke
Dec 24

hark back
Dec 25

noel
Dec 26

grandiose
Dec 27

apropos
Dec 28

yen
Dec 29

nefarious
Dec 30

charisma
Dec 31

retrospective

November 2025

Nov 01

ostracize
Nov 02

arbitrary
Nov 03

fidelity
Nov 04

spontaneous
Nov 05

lout
Nov 06

conciliatory
Nov 07

vamoose
Nov 08

bromide
Nov 09

improvident
Nov 10

temerity
Nov 11

doughty
Nov 12

abide
Nov 13

peremptory
Nov 14

heyday
Nov 15

radial
Nov 16

writhe
Nov 17

crucible
Nov 18

eccentric
Nov 19

serendipity
Nov 20

gauche
Nov 21

bloviate
Nov 22

metonymy
Nov 23

desolate
Nov 24

amalgamate
Nov 25

perdition
Nov 26

unabashed
Nov 27

cornucopia
Nov 28

sustain
Nov 29

exculpatory
Nov 30

iconoclast

October 2025

Oct 01

preternatural
Oct 02

atone
Oct 03

gibbous
Oct 04

repertoire
Oct 05

sonorous
Oct 06

embarrass
Oct 07

candor
Oct 08

finicky
Oct 09

duress
Oct 10

obviate
Oct 11

languid
Oct 12

imprimatur
Oct 13

penultimate
Oct 14

utopia
Oct 15

coalesce
Oct 16

biannual
Oct 17

kibosh
Oct 18

muse
Oct 19

veritable
Oct 20

etymology
Oct 21

sedentary
Oct 22

frolic
Oct 23

litany
Oct 24

rancid
Oct 25

wreak
Oct 26

cognoscente
Oct 27

acerbic
Oct 28

menagerie
Oct 29

deliquesce
Oct 30

truculent
Oct 31

hobgoblin

September 2025

Sep 01

epitome
Sep 02

carp
Sep 03

trivial
Sep 04

abeyance
Sep 05

histrionic
Sep 06

mollify
Sep 07

behest
Sep 08

sanguine
Sep 09

insinuate
Sep 10

griot
Sep 11

zoomorphic
Sep 12

flummox
Sep 13

consummate
Sep 14

perpetuity
Sep 15

askance
Sep 16

debunk
Sep 17

jovial
Sep 18

rationale
Sep 19

succumb
Sep 20

enmity
Sep 21

lugubrious
Sep 22

catch-22
Sep 23

nonpareil
Sep 24

brandish
Sep 25

anomaly
Sep 26

gesundheit
Sep 27

vociferous
Sep 28

kerfuffle
Sep 29

obliterate
Sep 30

impetuous

August 2025

Aug 01

dissociate
Aug 02

palimpsest
Aug 03

egregious
Aug 04

tapestry
Aug 05

contentious
Aug 06

largesse
Aug 07

adjudicate
Aug 08

winsome
Aug 09

behemoth
Aug 10

hidebound
Aug 11

stipulate
Aug 12

ramshackle
Aug 13

calculus
Aug 14

immutable
Aug 15

meander
Aug 16

tempestuous
Aug 17

glitch
Aug 18

ostentatious
Aug 19

euphemism
Aug 20

salient
Aug 21

validate
Aug 22

apathy
Aug 23

flagrant
Aug 24

cloister
Aug 25

undulant
Aug 26

trepidation
Aug 27

nebulous
Aug 28

diminution
Aug 29

incisive
Aug 30

protocol
Aug 31

simpatico

July 2025

Jul 01

verbose
Jul 02

galumph
Jul 03

desultory
Jul 04

Yankee
Jul 05

cantankerous
Jul 06

antic
Jul 07

procrastinate
Jul 08

exemplary
Jul 09

simulacrum
Jul 10

boffo
Jul 11

rescind
Jul 12

impunity
Jul 13

contrite
Jul 14

nuance
Jul 15

tantalize
Jul 16

abject
Jul 17

fugitive
Jul 18

meritorious
Jul 19

devise
Jul 20

utmost
Jul 21

hubris
Jul 22

jettison
Jul 23

logy
Jul 24

panacea
Jul 25

sui generis
Jul 26

embellish
Jul 27

brouhaha
Jul 28

facile
Jul 29

quibble
Jul 30

doppelgänger
Jul 31

petulant

June 2025

Jun 01

proscribe
Jun 02

Herculean
Jun 03

tutelage
Jun 04

bogus
Jun 05

sea change
Jun 06

festoon
Jun 07

abstruse
Jun 08

cataract
Jun 09

eloquent
Jun 10

minutia
Jun 11

debilitating
Jun 12

impute
Jun 13

rambunctious
Jun 14

vexillology
Jun 15

progeny
Jun 16

garrulous
Jun 17

apologia
Jun 18

jeopardize
Jun 19

emancipation
Jun 20

convivial
Jun 21

litmus test
Jun 22

bemuse
Jun 23

wherewithal
Jun 24

noisome
Jun 25

flotsam
Jun 26

sumptuous
Jun 27

oblige
Jun 28

restive
Jun 29

impetus
Jun 30

expunge

May 2025

May 01

convoluted
May 02

ziggurat
May 03

sleuth
May 04

risible
May 05

plethora
May 06

exculpate
May 07

bumptious
May 08

modicum
May 09

gloss
May 10

uncanny
May 11

darling
May 12

fester
May 13

apotropaic
May 14

scuttlebutt
May 15

impervious
May 16

junket
May 17

mercurial
May 18

talisman
May 19

antithetical
May 20

chagrin
May 21

hapless
May 22

voluble
May 23

bastion
May 24

limn
May 25

dyspeptic
May 26

commemorate
May 27

interminable
May 28

fiasco
May 29

nascent
May 30

gust
May 31

opportune

April 2025

Apr 01

cynosure
Apr 02

effusive
Apr 03

snark
Apr 04

hew
Apr 05

benign
Apr 06

impresario
Apr 07

malleable
Apr 08

apparatchik
Apr 09

vouchsafe
Apr 10

chary
Apr 11

kitsch
Apr 12

gustatory
Apr 13

reminisce
Apr 14

druthers
Apr 15

pugnacious
Apr 16

adversity
Apr 17

uncouth
Apr 18

collaborate
Apr 19

fastidious
Apr 20

resurrection
Apr 21

bodacious
Apr 22

liaison
Apr 23

slough
Apr 24

ostensible
Apr 25

travail
Apr 26

nonchalant
Apr 27

decimate
Apr 28

alacrity
Apr 29

furtive
Apr 30

insouciance

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subterfuge

glaucous

decry

panache

laudable

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